water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
medical care; medical treatment
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
study; learning; tutorial
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
how; in what way; how about
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
horsehair; horse hair; hair from mane and tail used for brushes and string instrument bows
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen